My impressions after the very first use:
- Lovely coloured handle, a wee bit on the small side but not enough to bother me.
- Scritchy! This is definitely not your silky smooth badger, just as I had hoped.
- A vague smell of 'animal' - not to dissimilar from the scent I catch a whiff of when our cat decides to nest on my chest..

Conclusions so far:
- Money well spent.
- A face latherers brush.
- Will likely smell of soap by the end of the week.